Semiconductor War between Japan and South Korea

... threatens to dismantle the current global technological chain in microelectronics In the summer of 2019, a trade conflict broke ... ... of Asia’s international politics [ 2 ], South Korea is one of Japan’s three largest trade partners. Japan exports into South ... ... South Korean companies on imports of fluorinated polyimides and photoresists exceeds 90 percent, and their dependence on imports ... ... decision to take South Korea off its “white list” (where the Republic of Korea was the only Asian state), thereby depriving ...